Folding paper box.



Patented lan. 7,- |902.

M. HEBRE. y FOLDING PAPER BOX.

(Ilo Model.)A

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.'

MAX HERRE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FOLDING PAPER Box.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 690,575, dated January'7, 1902..

Application iiled May 10, 1901. Serial No. 59 ,593. (No model.)

T0 @ZZ whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX HEERE, a citizen of the United States, residingat Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Folding Paper Boxes; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a' novel construction in a folding paper box,the object being to provide a box which can be readily folded from asingle blank and which will hold together without the use of anyadhesive material or fasteners of any kind; and it consists in thefeatures of construction hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure l showsthe blank. Fig. 2 is a transverse section, on an enlarged scale, on theline 2 2 of Fig. 3, showing the box formed by folding the blank on thelines indicated thereon, the lid being open. Fig. 3 is a horizontalsection of the box on the line 3 3 of Figs. 2 and 4., the lid beingclosed. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

The blank A consists of a long sheetof cardboard or other suitablematerial divided by transverse weakening-lines a into a plurality ofrectangular panels b, c, d, e, f, g, h, ,j, andj. The panels d and z'are extended transversely to form naps la andl. Said iiap's lo are againextended longitudinally to form iiaps m and n at their ends, and theflaps Z are extended longitudinally at one end to form flaps o.Weakening-lines p and q are provided on which said flaps 7c and Z andflaps mand n are then folded inwardly to extend at right angles to flapsk. The panels b and c and e and f are then bent to extend at rightangles to panel d and said panels b andfthen folded over on panels c ande, respectively, over the flaps rn and n, thereby engaging the latterand holding flaps la firmly in position. The panel g is foldedrelatively to partfand lies in the bottom of the box over the panel d,thereby forming a double bottom, while panel h lies in contact withpanel b, thereby preventing the latter from springing out of position.The panels t'jj', with iaps Z and o, form the cover, which swings on theweakening-line between the panels h and z' as a fulcrum. The flaps Z ando are bent over in the same manner1 as the iiaps la, m, and n are heldin place by folding the panels j and j over upon said fiaps o.

A box of very neat appearance is thus produced.

I claim as my invention- 1. A device of the kind specified, comprising ablank provided with flaps and divided by weakening-lines into panelsadapted to be folded upon each other and over said flaps to form a boxportion, and provided further with flaps and panels adapted to be foldedover upon the latter to form a lid portion,

said box portion and lid portion, being connected together byinterveningpanels adapted to lie within and form respectively a false bottom andend wall of said boxportion, substantially as described.

2. A knockdown box and hinged cover, the box portion having rear andfront side panels vadapted to fold over into the box to form thefrontand rear walls thereof, the bottom and end walls of the boxportion, formed in one piece, iiaps on the end panels or walls, theflaps 'adapted to retain the end walls in poin position, and interior orfalse front and -sition, a cover portion provided withintegral endwalls, flaps for retaining the end walls rear walls and bottom connectedwith said cover and receivable in the box, the lastnamed walls securingand retaining the flaps on the end Walls of the box in place.

3. A knockdown box and hinged cover, the box portion having rearandfrontside panels adapted to fold over into the box to form the front andrear walls'thereof, the bottom and end walls of the box portion, formedin one piece, aps on the end panels or walls, the -flaps adapted toretain the end walls of the IOO box portion in position, a cover portionprovided With integral end walls, fiaps for retaining the end Walls inposition, interior or false front and rear Walls and bottom integralwith one another and with the box and cover receivable in the box, thelast-named Walls securing and retaining the flaps on the end Walls ofthe box in place, and the cover portion provided with a false front Wallwhereby to retain the flaps `on the end walls of the' an uprightposition with relation to the bottom, a panel secured to the rear sideWall panel adapted to retain the flaps in place, panels intermediate thecover portion and box portion and connected With both, the intermediatepanels adapted to fold into the box portion forming false side andbottom Walls and operating to retain the Walls forming the box portionin position, the cover portion folding over the box portion.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

MAX I-IERRE. Witnesses:

ALFRED I-IERRE, RUDOLPH WM. LoTZ.

